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Headline: Political Violence Escalates in Bangladesh: Another Opposition Leader Shot Amidst Growing Unrest

Dhaka, Bangladesh – Tensions are soaring in Bangladesh as political violence continues to grip the nation. Just days after the killing of Sharif Osman Hadi, a prominent leader of last year’s protests that ousted the Awami League government, Motaleb Shikdar, a leader of the Jatiya Sramik Shakti (National Worker’s Power), was shot in Khulna city on Monday.

Shikdar, whose organization is affiliated with the National Citizen Party (NCP), was attacked by unidentified gunmen in broad daylight. He sustained a head wound and was immediately taken to Khulna Medical College Hospital. Police report his condition is stable and not life-threatening.

The shooting has further fueled the ongoing nationwide unrest triggered by Hadi’s death. Inqilab Manch, a socio-cultural organization co-founded by Hadi, has renewed its demands for the resignation of the Home Affairs Adviser, Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, and his aides, accusing them of failing to prevent Hadi’s assassination and subsequent violence.

Protests continued throughout Dhaka on Monday, with demonstrators demanding justice for Hadi and vowing to prevent elections until his killers are brought to justice.

Nahid Islam, convener of the NCP, alleged that recent attacks on the offices of The Daily Star and Prothom Alo have political backing, and are part of a broader conspiracy to manipulate the situation ahead of the elections.

Law enforcement agencies stated that they have arrested 17 people and identified 31 others in connection with vandalism and arson at the offices of the two leading newspapers.

The instability casts a long shadow over the upcoming February general elections, with questions rising on if the elections can proceed while there are questions to be answered over the death and violence.

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